عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» قَالَ: «وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا، فَمَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا، فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ».
Kutoka kwa Shadaad Bin Ausi Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake- kutoka kwa Mtume Rehema na Amani za Allah ziwe juu yake alisema: "Bwana wa Istighfari (Dua ya kuomba msamaha) Ni kusema: Allaahumma anta Rabbi Laa ilaaha illaa anta, khalaqtani wa anaa abduka wa ana a'laa a'hdika, wawa'dika mastatwa'tu, auudhubika min Sharri maa swana'tu, abuu ulaka bini'matika alaiyya, wa abuu ulaka bidhambi faghfirlii, fa innahuu laa yaghfirudh-dhunuuba illaa anta" Akasema: "Na atakayeisema dua hii mchana akiwa na yakini nayo, akafa katika mchana wake huo kabla hajafika jioni, basi atakuwa miongoni mwa watu wa peponi, na atakayeisema wakati wa usiku akiwa na yakini nayo, akafariki kabla hajafika asubuhi, basi huyo atakuwa miongoni mwa watu peponi".
Shaddād ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reported from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): "The best way of seeking Allah's forgiveness is to say: 'Allāhumma anta rabbi la ilāha illa ant khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduk wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mastata‘t a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma sana‘t abū’u laka bini‘matika ‘alayya wa abū’u bidhanbi faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfiru adh-dhunūba illa ant (O Allah, You are my Lord. You created me, and I am Your slave. I will remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as much as possible. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I admit my sin. So, forgive me. Indeed, none can forgive sins but You).'" He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) added: "And whoever says this during the day while being certain of its meaning, then he dies before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise, and whoever says it at night while being certain of its meaning then he dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
Namna za kuomba msamaha zinatofautiana na baadhi yake ni bora kuliko zingine.
Nakuwa ni wajibu kwa mja apupie kumuomba Mwenyezi Mungu kwa dua hii; kwani ndio bwana wa dua zote za kuomba msamaha.